Quantum Dot Solar Cells

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wu, Jiang (Editor), Wang, Zhiming M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology, 15
• Subjects: Physics.; Energy storage.; Quantum optics.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Electric power production.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Quantum Optics.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Energy Technology.; Energy Storage.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.

The third generation of solar cells includes those based on semiconductor quantum dots. This sophisticated technology applies nanotechnology and quantum mechanics theory to enhance the performance of ordinary solar cells. Although a practical application of quantum dot solar cells has yet to be achi...